Just days after the conservative states of Utah and West Virginia began considering allowing state residents to access medical marijuana, a Texas lawmaker announced plans to decriminalize cannabis in the Lone Star state. “I don’t believe that when God made marijuana he made a mistake that government needs to fix,” wrote state Rep. David Simpson, […] More »

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Today is the first day cannabis legalization for adults kicks in among the frozen peoples of Alaska. Here’s the ten most important things to know. 21 and over: Cannabis is only legal for adults old enough to drink alcohol legally. You may be mature enough to sign your life away for an M-16 and a […] More »

Three-foot tall, ornate, childhood-inspired dinosaur sculptures you can smoke out sold for upwards of $25,000 this weekend at a glass gallery called The Cave in San Mateo, CA. — part of cannabis culture’s newfound artistic and retail heights. More »

420 is coming and Colorado’s got you covered. America’s first legal state is now the official epicenter for the cultural holiday, boasting an impressive number of events where you can celebrate your love of the sweet cheeba. Starting off the week-long celebration is the BIG Industry Show on April 14-15, which lives up to its […] More »

Woah, the ‘Because I Got High’ singer Afroman really needs to take a chill pill, and an anger management class, apparently. Performer Joseph Edgar Foreman reacted violently to a fan jumping on-stage Tuesday in Biloxi, Mississippi, punching a woman in the face when she bumped into him during the middle of a guitar solo. Billboard […] More »

California’s leaders in the historic drive to legalize cannabis in 2016 are gathering in the cradle of the movement — San Francisco — this President’s Day weekend to keep working while the rest of the nation slacks off. The International Cannabis Business Conference opens Sunday morning at the Hyatt Regency in the Financial District to […] More »

The Grammys weren’t the only awards ceremony over the weekend, as legendary counterculture magazine High Times opened up its annual series of Cannabis Cup events in Southern California. So Cal’s finest glassware, flowers, and extracts were celebrated in the first of six domestic cup events scheduled this year. As the cannabis industries of vaporizers, concentrates, […] More »

Consider this Saturday as Opening Day for cannabis lovers. The first High Times Cannabis Cup of the year comes to San Bernardino this weekend, pitting the state’s finest cultivators and dispensaries against each other to determine the best flowers, concentrates, and edibles. Enjoy the competition alongside Southern California’s biggest cannabis festival of the year, with […] More »

Several hundred elite investors gathered at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco today for a two-day “shark tank” event to fund and grow the next legal cannabis businesses. Dubbed the ‘Arc Tank’ and organized by marijuana angel investment firm The ArcView Group from the Bay Area, about 30 startups and existing canna-businesses planned to pitch […] More »

The host of American Public Radio’s Rick Steves’ Europe is among the most mainstream advocates for cannabis law reform. Steves co-sponsored New Approach Washington’s 2012 initiative to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana in Washington State, and toured Oregon in 2014 speaking in favor of that state’s winning tax and regulate campaign. This February, he discusses […] More »

Best-selling travel author and television personality Rick Steves is something of a sleeper agent for marijuana legalization. The host of American Public Radio’s Rick Steves’ Europe is among the most mainstream advocates for cannabis law reform. Steves co-sponsored New Approach Washington’s 2012 initiative to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana in Washington State, and toured Oregon […] More »

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